Author of five tries since the start of the Rugby World Cup, Welsh winger Louis Rees-Zammit, who will have the opportunity to increase his total against Argentina on Saturday in the quarter-final, aims to finish top scorer of the tournament.

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“It’s probably the objective of every winger,” he assumed Thursday during a press conference in Toulon. “It’s pretty doable for now.” The 22-year-old scored a try against Fiji and Portugal — celebrated in the style of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, of whom he is a fan — before scoring a hat-trick last weekend against Georgia.

French winger Damian Penaud is currently the top scorer at the 2023 World Cup with six tries, one more than Rees-Zammit, the Englishman Harry Arundell, the New Zealander Damian McKenzie and the Scotsman Darcy Graham. Dominating this ranking “is of course in the back of my mind, but the most important thing is that the team continues to win matches,” said the Welsh star.

“LRZ” will face him on Saturday at the Stade Vélodrome with another in-form winger, the Argentinian Mateo Carreras, who also scored a hat-trick last weekend against Japan. “It’s an electric battery,” commented Rees-Zammit, who has already crossed paths with Carreras, Newcastle player, in the English championship. “He’s fast, maybe even faster than me. I can’t wait to face him.”